Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala (study)

by Shri N. M. Kansara | 1970 | 228,453 words

This is an English study of the Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala, a Sanskrit poem written in the 11th century. Technically, the Tilaka-manjari is classified as a Gadyakavya (“prose-romance”). The author, Dhanapala was a court poet to the Paramara king Munja, who ruled the Kingdom of Malwa in ancient west-central India. Alternative titles: Dhanapāla Tila...

Appendix 16 - Index of characters in the Tilakamanjari

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APPENDIX XVI—INDEX OF CHARACTERS IN THE Tilakamanjari—MALES :L. ATRI: the son of a sengeant. 2. ANANGARATI: the son of Sakyabuddhi. 3. KAMA LAGUPTA: the son of the king of Kalinga country and afriend of Harivahana. 4. KALYANAKA: the son of Vicitravirya. 5. KACARAKA : the horse-keepers in the army under Vajrayudha 6. KANDARATA 7. KULAPATI SANTATAPA: a sage residing in the Prasantavaira Asrama. 8. KUSUMASEKHARA: the king of Kanci and father of Malayasundari. 9. GANDHARVAKA: a Vidyadhara son of Citralekha. 10. CAKRASENA: the king of the Vidyadharas residing on the southern range of the Vaitadhya mountain; ruling from the capital city of Rathanupuracakravala; father of Tilakamanjari; husband of queen Patralekha. 11. CANDRAKETU: the king of Sinhala country ruling from the capital city of Rangasala; father of Samaraketu.

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1153 12. CARAYANA:a Chamberlain of Cakrasena and Patralekha. 13. CITRAMAYA: a Vidyadhara attendant of Tilakamanjari. 14. JAYANTASVAMI: an omniscient Jain sage consulted by Pryangusundari. . 15. JALAKETU: a sailor chieftain; father of Prijadarsana. 16. JITASATRU: a feudatory of the enemy of the Vidyadhara king Vicitravirya. 17. JVALANAPRABHA: a Vaimanika of the Lilavatansa Heaven; later on born as Harivahana. 18. TAPANAVEGA: an attendant of Vicitravirya. 19. TARAKA: the son of a merchant named Vaisravana; took to the profession of a sailor consequent to his marriage of with Priyadarsana. 20. DRDHAVARMA: a Commander of the naval fleet of Candraketu. 21. NITIVARMAN: a General in command of the Northern Command of the army of Meghavahana. 22. PARVATAKA: a king of the Kirata tribe. 23. PARITOSA: a messenger of Kamalagupta. 24. pavanagati: the Chamberlain of Vicitravirya. 25. PURUDAMSA: the royal astrologer of the Vidyadhara kingdom of the northern range of the Vaitadhya mountain. 26. PUSKARA: the chief of the elephant-trainers of Meghavahana.

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1154. 27. PRAKARSA: the chief attendant of Cakrasena. 28. BHAVADATTA: a king. 29. BHkmange BHANUVEGA: a king. 30. BHIMA: a king. 31. MANJERA: son of a panegyric; companion of Harivahana. 32. MAHARSI: an omniscient vidyadhara Muni who imparted the Aparajita vidya to King Meghavahana; later on he revealed the past births of Harivahana etc. 33. MAHAYASAS: an omniscient Jain sage consulted by Gandharvadatta. 34. MAHODARA: a Yaksa attendant of the goddess Sri. 35. YAKSAPALITA: a minister of Candraketu; in charge of his Naval Stores. 36.VAJRANKUSA: the chief elephant-driver. 37. VAJRAYUDHA: the Commander-in-Chief of King Meghavahana. 38. VARSADHARA: an attendant of Kusumasekhara. 39. VIKRAMABAHU: a Vidyadhara king of the nothern range of the Vijayarda mountain ruling from the capital city of Gaganavallabha; succeeded by Harivahana. · 40. VIJAYAVEGA: a Captain of Meghavahana. 41. VICIERAVIRYA: a Vidyadhara emperor of the Suvela mountain; father of Gandharvadatta and Patralekha.

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1155 42. VIRADHA: the Minister of Love-affairs of Candraketu. 43. VIRYAMITRA: a minister of Vicitravirya. 44. VAISRAVANA: a merchant; father of Taraka. 45. SANKHAPANI: a minister of Meghavahana; in charge of the treasure. 46. SAKYABUDDHI: the Prime Minister of Vikramabahu. 47. SAMARAKETU: the son of King Candraketu of the Simhala country; the hero of the sub-plot%3B lover of Malayasundari. 48. SUMALI: a Vaimanika; husband of goddess Priyamvada; later on born as Samaraketu. 49. SURANANDA: a minister of Meghavahana. 50. SANDIPANA: a Vidyadhara youth. 51. HARADASA: a Door-keeper-in-Chief of Meghavahana. 52. HARIVAHANA: the son of King Meghavahana; the hero of the main plot; lover of Tilakamanjari; later on Emperor of the northern range of the Vijayardha mountain. 53. HARSA: a door-keeper zhen -: FEMALES: - 1. INDULEKHA: the daughter of the king of Kalinga country. 2. KATYAYANIKA: a maid-servant of Gandharvadatta. 3. KUSUMAVALI: the daughter of King Pratapasila of Kusasthala

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1156 4.GANDHARVADATTA: the daughter of the Vidyadhara Emperor Vicitravirya%3B wife of Kusumasekhara; mother of Malayasundari; younger sister of Patralekha. 5.CATURIKA: an attendant of the herem of Patralekha. 6.CITRALBKHA: the step-sister of Patralekha on whom she attends as her herem-attendant; daughter of Vicitravirya (born by his low-caste wife ?) .TARANGALEKHA: a friend of Gandhrvadatta. 8.PATRALEKHA: the wife the Vidyadhara King Cakrasena; daughter of the Vidyadhara Emperor Vicitravirya; mother of Tilakamanjari. 9.PRIYANGUSUNDARI:goddess wife of god Jvalanaprabha; born in her next birth as Tilakamanjari; (the daughter of Vicitravirya) and elder sister of Patralekha. 10.PRIYADARSANA: the daughter of the sailor Jalaketu. 11.PRIYAMVADA: wife of Sumali; * younger sister of Patralekha; H born in her next birth as the daughter of Gandharvadatta. 12.BANDHUMATI: the gaughter of King Magabala of Saurashtra. 13.BANDHUSUNDARI: an attendant-cum-friend of Malayasundari. 14.MADANAKEKHA: the daughter of the king of Kuluta country. 15.MADIRAVATI: the wife of King Meghavahana of Ayodhya. 16.MANDURA:MANDURA: the door-maid of Tilakamanjari. 17.MALAYASUNDARI: the daughter of Kusumasekhara & gandharvadatta.

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1157 18. MALATIKA: the daughter of the king of Kosala country. 19. MUKTAVALI: a female guard in charge of the protection of Treasury. 20. MRGANKALEKHA: a companion of Tilakamanjari. 21. LILAVATI: the daughter of the king of Vanga country. 22. VASANTSENA: a courtezan of the king of Avanti; attending on Malayasundari at Ratnakuta. 23. SAKUNTALA: the daughter og Suraketu the king of Magadha. 24. the goddess of prosperity; the family deity of Meghavahana. 25. SVAYAMPRABHA: a beloved of god Sumali. 26. HARINIKA: the door-maid of Tilakamanjari. 1. : MISCELLANEOUS AMARAVALLABHA: the royal elephant of Samaraketu. 2. PADMA: a camel. 3. VAIRIYAMADANDA: the royal elephant of Harivahana; also called VEGADANDA (cf.p. 387,3). 4. SUKA : Gandharva cursed by Mahodara. 60-000---0* *** *0---000-¢¢¢

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